Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
AI oversight is lacking, and attackers are exploiting weak access controls, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025. On the flip side, security teams that use AI and automation extensively are reducing the cost and duration of breaches.
IT teams don’t feel well-prepared to take on core challenges such as AI, cybersecurity, and hybrid workforces, according to SolarWinds' 2025 IT Trends Report.
Backblaze brings new anomaly alerts, enterprise web console, and role-based access controls
Dates and times stored in 32 bits on Unix-like systems will “overflow” in early 2038 — but the problems, and the patches, start now.
FluidCloud translates infrastructure between cloud dialects in minutes, not months. A key focus for the startup is helping VMware users migrate to other cloud platforms.
Under the Linux Foundation, vendors including Cisco, Dell, Google Cloud, Oracle and Red Hat will collaboratively develop the open-source AI agent management platform.
While Nvidia’s GB200 significantly outperforms Huawei CloudMatrix 384 at the chip level, Huawei gains an advantage at the system level by integrating five to six times more compute and HBM chips.
FuriosaAI touts its chips’ energy efficiency for enterprise inferencing, LLM development
The big takeaway from this year's Linux Foundation tech talent report is that despite fears of layoffs, jobs are being created, with particular growth in jobs requiring AI. In addition, there are still significant talent shortages in cybersecurity, c
New research released on SysAdmin Day shows rising AI adoption, but it also reveals where sysadmins remain skeptical of the technology.
Ambitious plans are being scaled back as the project struggles to find partners.
Survey finds unexpected cloud costs, customization needs and more driving on-premises computing.
Cloud infrastructure group claims European regulator ‘under-estimated risk of the deal.’
The revamped certification reflects expanded know-how with AI, automation, cybersecurity, and DevOps.
Enterprise SSD technology breakthroughs mean record capacity capabilities
Customers without active support contracts are being denied critical security updates, raising enterprise risk amid active exploits and legal scrutiny.
The investment in NetBrain will accelerate innovation and scale its AI-powered platform that automates network operations.
Rapid changes in hardware, tariffs and other detriments might slow data center development
Former Cisco executive Pankaj Patel wants to eliminate the complexity of enterprise networking with NaaS startup Nile, which offers a zero-trust network that streamlines management and operates on a pay-as-you-go model.
IBM z/OS 3.2 will be the cornerstone of the z17 mainframe and includes support for the Big Iron's new AI acceleration technologies.
Following criticism of the company’s use of Chinese workers to advise on operation of Department of Defense cloud systems, Microsoft has changed its policy.
Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft are asked to disclose cable ownership, partners, and security measures.
The airline confirmed that the failure of a third-party piece of hardware grounded flights, underscoring the fact that even systems that are multiply-redundant can go down.
The shift to a 3-year cadence and longer support for VCF 9.0 reflects mounting pressure from enterprises grappling with Broadcom’s licensing overhaul and upgrade fatigue.
Kyndryl rolls out its Agentic AI Framework, an orchestration platform designed to manage agents.
Cisco's 400G BiDi technology lets customers upgrade to higher throughput without ripping out existing fiber, paving the way for future optical network modernizations.
Powered by Intel Xeon 6 P-Cores, the new modular platform targets AI, HPC, and in-memory workloads, marking Supermicro’s most critical launch since its recent governance setbacks.
The two vendors are the latest to acknowledge the necessity of liquid cooling in the AI era
Conventional Ethernet switches optimize for maximum throughput, but Broadcom's new Tomahawk Ultra data center networking chip prioritizes ultra low latency.
F5's new AI Assistant and iRules code generation service are designed to help automate enterprise operations and simplify application and security management.
This comes as US-China tensions ease, with China loosening rare earth exports and the US restoring chip design software access.
CEO Tan made the comments in a company-wide broadcast ahead of expected employee reductions
The core NetBox platform models infrastructure relationships in detail, while NetBox Discovery provides network device and service discovery, and NetBox Assurance adds configuration compliance and drift detection capabilities.
Security experts say that the threat is relatively low, but customers should still plan for a patch.
Nvidia $1 trillion in market value in less than a year, observers say
Siemens isn't the only company tangled in a lawsuit over VMware licensing. Check out the key events in the Broadcom-VMware-Siemens saga, plus read about similar lawsuits involving AT&T, United Healthcare and a Dutch government agency.
While Intel, AMD, and Nvidia focus on performance and AI training, IBM doubles down on cyber defense and reliability to appeal to regulated sectors and risk-sensitive enterprises.
IBM Power11 servers expected to help enterprise customers grow AI infrastructure and hybrid cloud ecosystems.
CompTIA’s Tech Jobs Report reveals that hiring added 90,000 net new tech occupation jobs across all industries.
With AI infrastructure demand skyrocketing, GPU-rich crypto facilities are being repurposed for enterprise computing, offering speed, scale, and new operational risks.
Hyperscaler collaborates with Dell, Switch, Vertiv in delivering a platform designed to ‘meet the most challenging AI reasoning demands.’
The US has rescinded export curbs on critical chip design tools as part of broader agreement on access to rare earth minerals.
Static root credentials left in limited Unified Communications Manager builds could let attackers gain full control over enterprise communications systems.
Analysts say the move signals a strategic pivot from generic cloud to AI-first infrastructure, reshaping CIO priorities.
Arista adds SD-WAN puzzle piece as Broadcom offloads a loose end from its VMware acquisition.
HPE has finally closed its $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks and is combining it and Aruba into a new HPE Networking business unit with a dual-pronged strategy: AI for networks and networking for AI.
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has won a legal victory in the latest pushback against Broadcom’s controversial VMware licensing changes.
On-premises data centers are growing in volume, but their growth is outpaced by hyperscalers.
Although OpenAI says that it doesn’t plan to use Google TPUs for now, the tests themselves signal concerns about inference costs.
The company has secured an agreement with a yet-to-be-named company, which some speculate could be OpenAI or an equivalent. But analysts say the move won’t impact its capacity to serve its other clients.
